THE THOMSON SCRAPBOOK

NARRATIVE OF RUTH'S SCRAPBOOK

Page 1 This page contains the first know photographs of both Ruth's father, Dr. J.D. Parker and Ruth. Dr. Parker was called "Bompa" by all his grandchildren. Ruth is the oldest of the five Parker children. The others are: Virginia, James, Waton and Lester. This shows where the Parkers lived in Sandusky, Ohio, which is on the northern border on Lake Erie. I am not sure but the 118 W. Adams may not be the same house Dr. Parker had across from the Court House. Included on this page is a photograph of Ruth's mother's parents, the Gramdparents Days.

Page 2 The early years in mother's live including times spent at her father's cottage at Rye Beach, which is just to the East of Sandusky, on Lake Erie. The first photograph on this page shows her mother and sister with her in the back yard of her dad's house across from the Court House. Note the closeness of the building to the right, which may be the County Library at that time. To the left is the County jail. A better photograph of Dr. Parker's backyard is on Page 3. Several of Ruth's relatives are shown and there is one photograph of Ruth in her father's buggy, pulled by the horse Daisy, that Dr. Parker used to make his rounds to his patients in the early years.

Page 3 Some interesting photographs, including one of Ruth's mother dressed in a Civil War era dress, and a photograph that has a Patterson car in the background. There is one photograph of her father, probably in his 20s or 30s, on a beach, maybe Rye Beach, with two of their friends. Dr. Parker was a hunter as is shown by a photograph of him on a deer hunt in Maine. Dr. Parker had several stuff animal heads hanging in his Sandusky home including a large moose, which I believe was in the dinning room. Also, note the construction of Dr. Parker's home in the photograph of Watson and Old Carl. The steps go up to the back porch and then into the kitchen while the ground level door leads to the basement, which has Bompa's office where he saw patients.

Page 4 Several photographs of Ruth in her teen years, both in Sandusky and Rye Beach. Dr. Parker shows off two deer that he shot in Maine and Ruth models the Civil War era dress. Note the background in this photograph as it shows how closely together some buildings and homes were in the early 1900s. Also here is a photograph of my dad's brother, Ralph, and one of the Parker and Thomson brothers at Rye Beach.

Page 5 Ruth in her late teens years and perhaps in her 20s. Her future husband, Lawrence Thomson, is shown at Rye Beach. Lawrence's right leg was severly under-developed due to contracting polio in his youth and he worn a brace on this leg walked with a cane his entire life. Lawrence was nicknamed, "Cotton", due to his light colored hair and everyone used this name all of his life. To his son's he was always "Pop". Bompa's cottage at Rye Beach is shown but I am not sure of the direction as when this picture was taken, the cottage had about 100 yards of beach in front of it but when I visited there in the 1940s, the lake as only a few yards from the front porch.

Page 6 Ruth in the 1920s, a very pretty young lady, a photograph of all five Parker children, and a nice photograph of her youngest brother, Lester. She and Lawrence are married on June 12, 1926 in Sandusky I believe and her sister, Virginia, is her bridesmaid. A newspaper clipping tells of Dr. J.D. Parker's death on Thursday, October 21, 1965 and recounts parts of his life. Bompa graduated from Sandusky High School in 1894 and began his medical practice in 1900, three years before Ruth was born. His wife, Florance, Nana to her grandchildren, died in 1946.

Page 1	This page contains the first know photographs of both Ruth's father, Dr. J.D. Parker and Ruth. Dr. Parker was called "Bompa" by all his grandchildren. Ruth is the oldest of the five Parker children. The others are: Virginia, James, Waton and Lester. This shows where the Parkers lived in Sandusky, Ohio, which is on the northern border on Lake Erie. I am not sure but the 118 W. Adams may not be the same house Dr. Parker had across from the Court House. Included on this page is a photograph of Ruth's mother's parents, the Gramdparents Days.
Page 2	The early years in mother's live including times spent at her father's cottage at Rye Beach, which is just to the East of Sandusky, on Lake Erie. The first photograph on this page shows her mother and sister with her in the back yard of her dad's house across from the Court House. Note the closeness of the building to the right, which may be the County Library at that time. To the left is the County jail. A better photograph of Dr. Parker's backyard is on Page 3. Several of Ruth's relatives are shown and there is one photograph of Ruth in her father's buggy, pulled by the horse Daisy, that Dr. Parker used to make his rounds to his patients in the early years.
Page 3	Some interesting photographs, including one of Ruth's mother dressed in a Civil War era dress, and a photograph that has a Patterson car in the background. There is one photograph of her father, probably in his 20s or 30s, on a beach, maybe Rye Beach, with two of their friends. Dr. Parker was a hunter as is shown by a photograph of him on a deer hunt in Maine. Dr. Parker had several stuff animal heads hanging in his Sandusky home including a large moose, which I believe was in the dinning room. Also, note the construction of Dr. Parker's home in the photograph of Watson and Old Carl. The steps go up to the back porch and then into the kitchen while the ground level door leads to the basement, which has Bompa's office where he saw patients.
Page 4	Several photographs of Ruth in her teen years, both in Sandusky and Rye Beach. Dr. Parker shows off two deer that he shot in Maine and Ruth models the Civil War era dress. Note the background in this photograph as it shows how closely together some buildings and homes were in the early 1900s. Also here is a photograph of my dad's brother, Ralph, and one of the Parker and Thomson brothers at Rye Beach.
Page 5	Ruth in her late teens years and perhaps in her 20s. Her future husband, Lawrence Thomson, is shown at Rye Beach. Lawrence's right leg was severly under-developed due to contracting polio in his youth and he worn a brace on this leg walked with a cane his entire life. Lawrence was nicknamed, "Cotton", due to his light colored hair and everyone used this name all of his life. To his son's he was always "Pop". Bompa's cottage at Rye Beach is shown but I am not sure of the direction as when this picture was taken, the cottage had about 100 yards of beach in front of it but when I visited there in the 1940s, the lake as only a few yards from the front porch.
Page 6	Ruth in the 1920s, a very pretty young lady, a photograph of all five Parker children, and a nice photograph of her youngest brother, Lester. She and Lawrence are married on June 12, 1926 in Sandusky I believe and her sister, Virginia, is her bridesmaid. A newspaper clipping tells of Dr. J.D. Parker's death on Thursday, October 21, 1965 and recounts parts of his life. Bompa graduated from Sandusky High School in 1894 and began his medical practice in 1900, three years before Ruth was born. His wife, Florance, Nana to her grandchildren, died in 1946.